F. Lee  Bailey
	One the nation's foremost defense lawyers

F. Lee Bailey is one of the nation's foremost defense lawyers whose clients have ranged from kidnapped heiress Patricia Hearst to the Boston Strangler, to U.S. Army Captain Ernest Medina, who was charged with the mass murders of civilians at My Lai, to O.J. Simpson.

Bailey also is the author of the best selling non-fiction books: The Defense Never Rests, For the Defense, and Cleared for the Approach. In addition, Bailey has written a best-selling novel, Secrets, which is the story of a lawyer who is charged with murder.

A former U.S. Marine fighter pilot, Bailey owns his own jet and has logged more than 14,000 flying hours. He is also the former president of Enstrom Helicopter Corporation and is himself a helicopter pilot. At one point in his career, he owned a small airport and still operates an air charter service.

Bailey has made repeated appearances as a host for segments of the television show Good Morning America and has lectured before more than 500 college audiences and 1,500 professional groups.

After attending Harvard, Bailey joined the U.S. Marines in 1952. He was awarded Naval Aviator wings in March 1954 and was discharged from the Marines in 1956. In 1960, he graduated from Boston University Law School.

Bailey is a former co-chairman of the Criminal Law Section of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, as well as the former chairman of the Penal Reform Committee for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. In addition, he has served as the co-chairman of the Foundation for the Advancement of Inmate Rehabilitation and Recreation (FAIRR).